Support for signs



June 10 1,924.

N. R. TRIPP ET Al.

SUPPORT FOR S I GNS Filed Marcil 14 ijf Patente-d .lune 1G, 1%)24 easeNEWELL armi?? AND EUGENE a. Pinar, orsortnv, MISSOURI.

SUPPORT FOR SIGNS.

Application lefl March 14, 1923. Serial No. 625,085.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, NEWELL R. Tnirr andEUGENE R. PINET, citizens of the United States, residing at Joplin, inthe county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Supports for Signs, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to supports for signs, and more particularly tosupports for a rotatable sign.

An object of the invention is the provision of a support for a signboard adapted to be arranged opposite a road, or at any desired point,which will permit the sign to swing similar to a weather vane, wherebyit will offer less resistance to the wind and is less likely to be blowndown during storms.

A further object is to provide a support in which the sign will normallyassume the positionbest adapted for display.

In the accompanying drawings, we have shown one embodiment of theinvention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sign board showing the inventionapplied,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a horizontalvsectional view on line 3 3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure l, and,

Figure 5 is aperspective view of a lower supporting bracket.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a post orother similar support upon which the sign is mounted. The sign board 2is provided with an enlarged portion 3, having an opening thereinthrough which the post or support is adapted to pass, whereby the signboard is rotatably mounted on the post. Upper and lower brackets arearranged on the sign board and form supports therefor. The constructionof each of the brackets is substantially the same, and reference will behad to Figure 5 of the drawings, where the detail construction of thelower bracket is shown. As shown, each bracket is provided with abearing portion 4, for the reception of a supporting post. These bearingportions are provided with openings 5 through which the post is adaptedto pass. The upper face of the bracket is provided with a pair of spacedparallel ribs `@formingl a groove '.1' which is adapted to receive theedge of the sign board. 'Ihesign board is retained in this groove bymeans of bolts 8. It will be apparent that the provision of the bracketswith the bearing portions 4 furnishes a more substantial support for thesign board. The lower bracket is provided with a pair of depending ears9 having openings therein for the reception of a pin 10. This pin isadapted to rotatably support a roller 11. A member 12 is mounted on thepost beneath this roller, vbeing secured to the post by screws 13. Theupper surface of this member is provided withv a cam track 14, uponwhich the roller is adapted to ride.

The operation of the device will bev apparent from the foregoingdescription. When a heavy wind is blowing, the sign is rotated by theforce of the wind, similar to a weather vane, so as to present an edgeto the wind and thus offer less resistance. This reduces the possibilityof the sign being blown down to a minimum. Normally, the roller 11 willrest upon the low point of the cam and retain the sign in the positionshown in Figure 1 of the drawings. In assembling the sign opposite aroad or at any other point, the cam is adjusted to normally arrange thesign at the desired angle. The member 12 may be rotated on thesupporting post before the set screws are tightened, so fthat the lowpoint of the cam will be in the desired position to normally retain thesign at the-best angle for displaying advertising matter or the like. y

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

In a sign support, a post adapted to pass through a sign to besupported, upper and lower brackets rotatably mounted on said posts,each of said brackets being provided with grooves to receive the upperand lower edges of the sign, the lower bracket being provided with apair of depending ears, a roller mountedin said ears, and a memberarranged on seid post beneath said lower bracket, said member beingprovided with a cam track to receive said roller.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures 1n presence of twowitnesses.

NEWELL R. TRIP?. EUGENE R. PINET. Witnesses:

HARRY J. KRUGG, P. M. SoHIoK.

